>> the u.s. and its arab coalition expand airstrikes targeting the oil refineries where isil makes millions and overnight, terror raised led to the arrest of a radical preacher who supports the group. >> the immediate quarantine of

more than a million people in sierra leone, sealing areas to try to contain the virus. >> timing active captured, police catching up with the man charged in abducting a university of verge student. where he was found. >> a massive clean up in texas where massive floods swallowed a car and even an entire freeway. >> nine people in london have been arrested, suspected of being members of what officials are calling a terrorist organization, police rounding up the group, all said to be between the ages of 22 and 51. >> reportedly among them is a radical preacher, a supporter of isil's efforts to create a caliphate in iraq and syria and even called for that rhea law in england. he spoke with life under the sharia law. >> life is better than the

al-maliki regime which the united states propped up. >> you're writing your own history. >> british authorities are also raiding 19 different locations around london as part of this investigation. >> there is no indication that this was the result of britain raising their terror level two weeks ago. >> the u.s. is taking steps to stop isil. >> coalition airstrikes are targeting oil refineries in eastern syria, a dozen hit wednesday. the u.s. say the they are a soue of fuel and revenue for isil. >> it came as world leaders came upon new steps for a coverage of isil. mike vick joining us again this morning. why did the u.s. and its arab allies decide to strike oil refineries now. >> president obama has been busy in new york, building the international coalition both in economic and military coalition. now that coalition, those strikes are hitting isil where

it hurts the most, in the wallet. >> more airstrikes in syria wednesday, as the u.s., saudi arabia and the united arab emirates targeting isil refineries which earn $2 million a day for isil. as the coalition kept up the strikes, president obama was talking tough at the united nations. >> the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. >> the aggressive tone carried over to new allies in the military coalition. mr. obama chided arab nations and looked the other way when funding and support for terror groups comes from within their countries. >> the ideology of isil or al-qaeda or boko haram will wilt and die if it is consistently exposed and confronted and refuted in the light of day. >> mr. obama's mission, to build international support for what he warns will be a long fight

against isil, that effort getting a lift with the netherlands pledging f-16s to support airstrikes in iraq and belgium voting in its parliament to do the same. the biggest boost might come from great britain. >> i'm therefore recalling the british parliament on friday to secure approval for the united kingdom to take part in international airstrikes against isil in iraq. >> later in a rarely seen move, president obama personally chaired a meeting of the u.n. security council. that panel unanimously passed a resolution, cracking down on those who would help terrorists who are traveling for terrorist purposes, raising funds for fighters' travel and facilitating travel for foreign fighters. leaders attended that vote. the french president learned of the murder of a french citizen. >> it is not an arab or mosul

fight anymore. it affects every delegate here and beyond. it is the fight of our times. success requires a united struggle backed up by strong resources. >> the united states announcing last night they are sending another $40 million in non-lethal aid to the syrian release for communication and food. of course that's on top of the $500 million that congress just authorized to start training rebels in saudi arabia. that is just the beginning. this is a long road. president obama has made that clear. he's going to have a lot more of a sales job to do with congress. >> that being said, what is next for the president when it comes to the fight against isil. >> the pat has warned time and time again del while he is here that this is going to be a long extended fight, probably going to extend beyond his term in office. he's going to lay the case before congress. they left town to lay the campaign before they voted to

authorize. we can expect when congress gets back that there will be a fuller debate. there's also going to be debate about expenditure, appropriation, how many billions of dollars this will be. >> mic vick joining us, thank you. >> we'll speak with former assistant secretary of defense about the isil fight and how much the targeting of these oil refineries might slow their momentum. >> the fighting in syria causing a coverage of people fleeing to the country and heading to the borders. 150,000 people crossing over into turkey. >> providing basic needs to them. nick schiffron is along the border with more on how families are coping. >> in the closest turkish city to the syrian border, children line up for what has become a precious repair commodity, a plate of food. the turkish red crescent hands out soup and rice to refugees.

each is syrian and desperate. they brought almost nothing with them. he carries the food back to his family. this one tray has to feed seven people. >> what is your life like here? >> does this look like enough food? he says angrily. what can we do? he and his family fled isil brutality. taking over the hometown, most of which is gruesome to show, heavy weapons like tanks. isil captured 200 villages right across the border. >> we saw isil. he says they are killing children, young men, there's nothing they are not doing. >> the refugees have flooded this small town and pretty much are living and sleeping wherever they can whether outside here or inside this room.

this is actually usually a wedding hall. today there are 500 people living in here and they have no privacy and most of them are sleeping on the floor. >> this woman brought herself and her 5-year-old son. there are no showers here. they borrow mattresses. the only comfort are each other. that's her mother and her aunt and 5-year-old cousin. >> we left to save our children's lives, to save our children from oppression, our men are back home fighting in the face of the enemy. >> we met a fighter entering turkey to bring supplies to his family. tomorrow, he'll go back to fight. he thanks the u.s. for striking isil but says it's nowhere near enough to reverse the group's momentum. >> the strikes aren't near us. they struck far away in the places where there's a lot of fighting, there are no strikes. >> as we film syria through barbed wire we heard the distant

sound of fighting. the battle for syria continues. the battle for syrians in turkey continues and as a dust storm arrived, a group of ref fees shelter under blankets. they are facing a future that is anything but clear. >> nick schiffron is along the syria border right now and joins us on the phone. nick, good morning. first of all, have there been any confirmed reports of civilians killed in recent airstrikes in syria and does that impact where you are? good morning. yes, there have been reports by civilian activists both based within syria and outside that some of those civilians have been killed, at least a dozen civilians killed since bombing began a couple of nights ago. in general, the focus both on inside turkey on this side where i am and across the border in syria is much less that and more about whether airstrikes are

enough in fact. there's a lot of people we speak to coming into turkey, including that man we included in the package who says that there are nowhere near enough that the airstrikes need to be more intense if syrian kurds are going to defeat isil or took them back. they took over 60 villages, 200 villages according to some villages in 48 hours. a lot of people here are asking for more presence of u.s. airstrikes, less about the civilian cats. >> we are seeing reports of people traveling back and forth between syria and turkey along the border. what's going on there? there's a real pride here in trying to take isil on that you see here more so than i've seen along other places in the border. you have 150,000, maybe even more than that, people fleeing for their lives literally, leaving those villages, those

images that isil posts on line so gruesome. they have to leave and come to turkey, but many men are going back, certainly a few hundred, perhaps more than a thousand, going back, taking pride in fighting against isil, but that fighter you saw at the end, he doesn't look like a fighter. a lot of these men are not well equipped as they need to be. they are asking for more airstrikes as they've asked for for years, more heavy weapons from the united states. >> nick schiffron on the phone with with a view from the ground on the turkey-syria border, thank you. >> there have been new developments in the ebola outbreak. sierra leone will restrict more than a million people. >> the u.n. is set to talk about ebola in just a few hours. john joins us now. this new development comes as the number of infections continues to surge. >> that's right, stephanie and del. good morning, nearly 6,000 people have been infected now and the virus killed half of

them. their president is taking drastic action, closing off key northern districts of his country and the southern district, sealing off 1.2 million people. those in the east are already under quarantine. the new lockdown means more than a third of people will be unable to move around their country freely. word leaders including president obama will meet this afternoon on the fringes of the u.n. general assembly to discuss the ebola outbreak and pledge more aid. this deadly virus is a threat to global security. doctors here say they are ready for a potentialout break but warn an effective vaccine may be years away. he knows this is going to cause enormous destruction in his country but said the survival of the country must come first. >> they are talking about 100 million cases by the first of the year. that is terrible. >> 1 million. >> 1 million. >> drastic measures being taken.

>> john, thank you very much. >> the u.s. and afghanistan are closing in on a deal allowing 10,000 u.s. troops to stay in afghanistan. a senior u.s. official say both sides are expected to sign the security agreement next week. it would be finalized after the new afghan president is sworn in. >> you are looking live at ukraine's president ordering a temporary closure of ukraine's eastern border with russia, president poroshenko holding that news conference now. he said the country will apply for e.u. membership in 2020. >> a went to 4-year-old was convicted this month of entering north korea for espionage. he was brought to a hotel to make a phone call home and spoke to his dad for nine minutes. >> prison life is eight hours of work per day most days in

agriculture, like in the dirt digging around. other than that, it's isolation, no contact with anyone. >> miller says he is in good health. he showed letters he wrote to mitch obama, john kerry and hillary clinton pleading for help. >> police have been looking for a man, now jesse matthew, jr. is no longer a wanted fugitive on the run less than 24 hours after virginia police announced new abduction charges against him, texas police took him into custody. >> the prime suspect in the case of missing university of virginia student hanna graham spent the night in jail, now in police custody, caught several states away in texas.

>> we won't go into the circumstances that led to that custody taking place. by the grace of god and the good work of the galveston sheriff's office, it took place. >> matthew caught on camera at a galveston convenience store is believed to be the last person that saw hanna graham before she disappeared. he is seen with his arm around the 18-year-old's waist as they left a restaurant. matthew's father is saying his son would never hurt anyone. >> the only thing i could see, him maybe trying to give the girl a ride home or help her out. >> police do not agree, and as officers in texas converged on a beach to arrest matthew, a vigil was held in virginia. smart phones doubled as cameras as people remembered the teen. >> my thoughts are there's hope

that we can find hanna, now that we've found him. >> nearly two weeks after she disappeared. the question remains where is hanna graham. while matthews arrest may be the key to unlock the case, authorities are intense filing their search for the missing student. >> day in and day out, thousands of volunteers have been searching for hanna in and around the small college town, combing through bushes andback yards in hopes of finding new clues. >> this reward is up to $100,000, and it's to find hanna and we are asking every person within the sound of my voice to help us find hanna gram. >> the process of extraditing matthew from texas to virginia is underway. he is charged with abducting hanna graham with the intention to defile her, a sex crime. after a search of his home and car, specific clothing in his home was honed in on.

no word if that led to the charge. >> in the dzhokar tsarnaev case, a federal judge refusing to relocate the trial of the suspected marathon bomber. the case will be heard in massachusetts. he did agree to start the trial january 5, a delay, the lawyers arguing he can't get a fair trial in boston. >> there's a huge clean up job in texas after massive amounts of rain caused major flooding, the scenes out of lubbock incredible, a local freeway suddenly flooded, submerging cars and drivers. fire crews rescued several stranded drivers. it appears all the people in the submerged cars got out safely. >> nicole mitchell has been keeping tabs on all that have flooding in texas and where the storms could be heading today. >> just a disturbance was moving through and this is what it created, so looking like especially near the texas tech area, looking more like rivers than the roads and definitely

you don't just want to think about yourself, oh, i can make it through, also the rescue workers have to come get you if you get stuck in all this. there around flood watches or warnings for the area anymore. this is yesterday. here's what it looked like today. the final outside the city went through today. better chances for eastern texas to get the rain. i am worried about the flooding in the east coast. we have a strong system moving up the coastline, between that and an area of high pressure, kind of a flow, so pretty much getting doused in new jersey. initial bands moving into new york and through the rest of the day, the rest of new england. by tomorrow, high pressure back in place, a sunny weekend. today, very soggy. >> nicole mitchell, thank you. >> oil refinery, now the latest

target of u.s. led airstrikes in syria. >> how it may impact the group's bottom line. >> the justice department looking at another case of a man being shot by police. this review comes one day after the grand jury in ohio decided not to charge the officers involved. >> a brutal police beating caught on camera. this viral video has now cost that officer his job and led to a million dollar settlement for the victim. >> $554 million, that is our big number of the day. >> why one native american tribe is heralding a deal with the government.

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>> today's big number is $554 million. it's the settlement between the and a half hoe nation and federal government over accusations washington miss managed and a half hero sources. >> the and a half hoe nation calling this a major cash infusion to address urgent needs. it covers 720,000 square miles.

>> the u.s. led air campaign against isil is taking oil refineries with 12 strikes hitting syria in the last 24 hours. it's believed isil brings is $2 million from revenue every day in oil. >> we're just outside of the syrian kurdish town across the border from here. to the left, we've been pushed back by turkish police. they closed the border for an hour and say they will open it soon. people behind me are syrian kurds trying to go back into the town. many of the men here, we've seen this over the last couple days say they are going back to fight, to join the syrian-kurdish fighters trying to push isil back from their positions around this town. they say no one is helping them, that the coalition isn't helping them, so these civilians are going to take up small arms and join the fight. many families are crossing back, saying the situation here in

turkey is far too difficult, so they'd rather be at home and see what happens. just a quick update. we've been hearing isil still controls 75% of the area around this kurdish town. it's an ongoing fight. they are worried, saying the kurdish fighters don't have the right weaponry, heavy weaponry to be able to push isil back. it's a fluid situation, but certainly this town, people are telling us still not safe. >> let's go to lawrence, a senior fellow for the center of american progress and joins us from washington, d.c. good morning, larry, yesterday the u.s. planes leading airstrikes on isis oil facilities inside syria, seen as a major source of funding for isil. what happens next? hopefully, if you scarf them from financial resources, they will not be able to recruit people and continue to train.

the president's strategy is to continue to weaken them so others push them out and hopefully you get a negotiated solution. we have hit a lot of their military people and equipment in iraq and first bombing hit those facilities, as well. now you go after their financial resources. >> you go after those inside syria. some say the coalition is taking on isil inside syria. they argue that that is making the assad regime smile, is bashar al assad the beneficiary of the global war on isil. >> well in the short term he is, because the fact of the matter is, isil is now the biggest threat to him, bigger than

al-nusra and free syrian army. the president mentioned this yesterday in the u.n., eventually if you weaken isil enough and al-qaeda in syria, the so-called al-nusra front, you can come to some sort of negotiated we let them know at the u.n., our u.n. people in new york let them know and the iraqis also let them know, and there's no reason for them to stop us, because as you pointed out in the beginning, you know, to the extent that we weaken isil, it improves them both, you know, militarily and eventually they feel they're bargaining position. in the long term, you've got a deal with assad. you've got to remember that

before isil came around, we had something like 200,000 people killed in syria. >> firefighters are making progress against a wildfire in northern california, the king fire is 38% contained. it has scorched 92,000-acres, stretching from sacramento to nevada. schools are still closed, areas under evacuation and the place has become the second most expensive in the state, costing more than $53 million. >> we finally have a weather shift, over a dozen large fire incidences, none left in

washington state. a lot of beneficial rain in oregon where we have the most of these large fires and chances for rain. cooler air moving in with this, so in terms of future fires, the cool air doesn't dry up the vegetation as much, so this is really bringing a lot of relief. >> stopping potential isil fighters before they are recruited. >> the u.s. spotting people thinking about joining those groups. >> a construction project on hold now for 10 months. why crews have been unable to continue working on one of the biggest tunnels in america and how much it's going to cost to fix the problem. >> the flip leaving the brand new iphone six unusable.

>> you're looking live at president poroshenko's first news conference. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. ahead, an f.b.i. report reveals a rise in mass shootings in america, plus students walk out of class to protest proposed changes in how they're taught history. what the board of education wants to remove from the curriculum. >> fast food workers in one city are paid more than the minimum wage, signing bonus and incentives to stay in school. >> police captured a man wanted in connection with the disappearance of a university of virginia student in galveston texas. police believe he was the last to see hanna gram before she disappeared 12 days ago. >> the u.s. and afghanistan reaching a deal to keep u.s.

troops on the ground in that country. the u.s. officials are saying 10,000 service members will stay in afghanistan after combat groups depart. >> france now saying it has carried out another round of strikes on iraq. u.s. airstrikes are targeting oil refineries in syria controlled by isil, which supply the group with money they need to operate. nations are called on to ban citizens from joining isil overseas. airstrikes are continuing inside rag as well. what are the targets there? the tactics seem to be concentrated in the north between raqqa in syria and mosul

in iraq. that's causing some sort of consternation here, because isil still have a stronghold in the west of the country in anbar province where they control parts of big cities. they wonder when are they going to come down to this part. there's questions asked, but on the whole, it's been welcomed by the iraqis particularly up in the north, seen as being crucial. >> when isil advance, sunni drops their weapons and then join the group. are we seeing sunni getting onboard to stop isil? >> the sunni's here aren't completely united. they aren't one unified group. they cut across ethnic and tribal barriers. there's always been a disconnect between sunni groups here. when the rebels join with isil

it's because they had grievances against the iraq government. their main idea wasn't to take over and have this islamic state, they wanted a better deal for iraq. now the americans coming in, some were close during the occupation are welcoming them back. there is as disconnect between a lot of the sunni groups, but it is a general feeling that the american presence here in iraq is a good thing, because it's a counter foil to the iranian influence, the raines seen at close to the sunnis in iraq.

>> in syria, they knew the attack was coming. they are disappearing into the civilian population, effectively using them as civilian shields. this tactic will provide a massive challenge for airstrikes. you can't go in with massive airstrikes if they're in heavily populated civilian areas, so the brits coming in puts further pressure on isil. it remains to be seen what's going to happen in terms of airstrikes. will they have to go after the existing buildings that they're in and destroy those first and then get ground troops in to fight house to house, street to street to be able to really clear areas and avoid mass civilian casualties the airstrikes have the potential of doing. >> the iran president will address the u.n. general

assembly today, expected to concentrate on his country's nuclear program and threat of isil. he criticized the u.s. plan to combat the group. he argues launching airstrikes and arming moderate levels won't work. >> the way to combat terrorism sir is not for us to give birth to another terrorist group in order to stand up against an existing terrorist group. these are the series of mistakes that have comb posed the rings of the chain that have taken us from where we were to where we are today. >> rouhani accused several unnamed arab countries of funding isil. joining us now is national security contributor j.j. green. yesterday at the u.n., president obama asked other nations to join the u.s. in passing a resolution to prosecute those who travel to become foreign fighters or help fund them. the resolution passed. what impact do you think it will actually have?

>> it's going to make it much more difficult for these organizations to recruit, attract and facilitate people joining their organizations. it's designed to put teeth internationally and make them seamless across the board. as far as countries affected by foreign fighters and basically make it easier for them to have a legal framework that they can use to stop the recruiting, to stop the transportation, to stop the facilitation of foreign fighters by organizations and make it easier to bring them to justice if they do find people engaged in this kind of activity. >> however will it go addressing fighters returning to their home countries and carrying out attacks? >> it points out that if these

people leaving their home countries and going abroad and then coming back home are targeted and are looked at from the very beginning, their passport numbers are going to be well known and shared amongst and across borders, with countries all over the world and is going to make it, as well, harder for them to get out of the countries they're in, assuming it's someplace other than a syria or iraq or a lawless place at this point, but put them on a radar, put them in a situation where when they transit certain countries, all countries are going to look at the same protocol and say ok, we've got this individual or these individuals, we need to report this and here are the steps they need to follow to do that. >> the syrian airstrikes raised warning levels for lone wolf attacks.

is there anything that would have prevented an attack like dzhokar tsarnaev and boston marathon? >> one of the problems in that particular situation was cooperation with the russians. >> right, and intelligence. >> they weren't very helpful. exactly. they weren't very helpful. when it comes to the intelligence and the law enforcement communities, they don't want anything bad to happen on their watches. there were problems, political problems that existed between russia and other countries that had to be dealt with. this cleans out some of that problem matter, and makes it much easier for them to work together. also considering the time we live in, considering the threat right now is much different, much greater and more well known. it's going to be pretty embarrassing for those who don't go along with this and don't

work actually to try to major a very good option for all countries to stop this transit recruiting and attacks from organizations like isil, al-qaeda, khorasan and others. >> thanks so much. >> we'll update the situation on the ground in syria and the latest on the airstrikes targeting isil oil refineries. >> the leader of boko haram is said to be killed. 135 members of boko haram have surrendered. >> in pennsylvania, a new lead in the search for a man wanted in the shooting of two state troopers. the search for eric frein is in its 12th day. police believe they have spotted him. he's been hiding in wooded terrain in the poke knows. they have found items including used diapers and cigarettes.

>> take a luge at this, tragic i am packages etched in our memories forever, all of those mass shootings committed since the turn of the century. there's a new f.b.i. study saying they are happening more often and end before police usually get to the scene. they focused on incidents between 2000 and 2013 opinion an average of six shooting incidents occurring in the first seven years of the study, jumps to more than 16 just last year. during that span, 486 people were killed, 557 others wounded. the deadliest year, 2012. who can forget, 21 shootings happening in all, 90 people killed, 118 others wounded. that included the shooting at that movie theater in aurora california where james homes

opened fire killing 12 and wounding 58 others. it included the sandy hook elementary school. the f.b.i. study saying all had one thing in common, a gunman shoots or tries to shoot people in a populated area. >> a former south carolina state trooper accused of shooting a man without provocation during a traffic stop. he stopped the man for a seatbelt violation, ordering leroy smith out of the car, demanded his driver's license. when he went to get it, the trooper opened fire. he has lost his job and faces 20 years in prison if convicted. the justice department will investigate possible civil rights violations in the fatal police shooting at an ohio wal-mart on august 5. the store security footage

captured officer shooting john crawford. he was walking around the store holding an air rifle and talking on his cell phone. police say he was justified in the shooting. >> hundreds of ferguson, missouri attended a meeting to talk about the shooting of michael brown and the aftermath. investigators asked for direct input from residents about the police. the d.o.j. set up tables for people to share concerns. >> they see me as a threat, and then they treat me as such. >> you don't have money, who is going to fight for a poor person? nobody! >> michael brown was shot and killed by officer darren wilson last month. the federal investigation focuses on the possible use of excessive force and a discrimination. >> a woman punched in the face by a california police officer is going to ref a settlement. she was stopped about to enter

oncoming traffic. >> nascar driver tony stewart was cleared of killing a fellow driver. >> he may not be totally in the clear. >> that's right. when his wheel ran over ward on august 9, some in the crowd expressed a feeling that stewart could have done more to get out of the way. that's not the determination of the grand jury. the ontario county district attorney made it plain that no criminal charges would be filed against nascar star tony stewart in the crash that killed race car driver kevin ward, jr. in august. >> tony stewart just hit that guy! >> the died when he got out of his car to confront stewart.

>> the fact that kevin ward was observed running into a hot track in the middle of other cars that were still racing played a big, big factor. >> the d.a. said the results of a toxicology report also played a role. >> there is toxicology evidence in the case relating to kevin ward that indicated at the time of operation, he was under the influence of marijuana. >> in a statement, stewart said this has been the toughest and most emotional experience of my life and will stay with me forever. while much of the attention has been on me, it is important to remember a young man lost his life. >> ward's family released a statement saying: >> the ward family seems to be hinting they will take action. ward sat out three nascar races and returned to the track earlier this month.

>> a multi-billion dollars highway project in seattle one year behind schedule. the problem is all blamed on a malfunctioning piece of equipment. >> it's an $800 million drilling machine, but as alan reports, it isn't drilling at all. >> this is the essence of a multi-project. chris dixon is in charge, running the biggest tunnel boring machine in the world, headed about two miles under the city of seattle. >> the machine nicknamed better that is big, 7,000 tons, big enough to have its own control room. there's a problem. it is stopped dead and hasn't made forward progress in 10 months. >> the tunnel is 9,273 feet long and we're in about 1,000 feet. >> the massive drilling head, 57 feet in diameter broke down when it chewed into an eight-inch steel pipe. megaprojects, he said, always

come with surprises. >> do they go exactly the way you think they're going to go. >> they they ever go exactly. there's hiccups that occur along the way. >> to fix it, a huge pit will be dug in front of the machine, the drilling head lifted out, taken apart, radar, strengthened and rein stalled. who will pay the repair bill will probably be answered in court. >> there just isn't enough money for this. >> the u.s. public interest research group said this is one of the biggest construction boon doles in the country. >> every dollar spent is not fixing bridges, not building out transit systems, not making roads better. it's a loss that we can't afford. >> the tunnel will replace the earthquake damaged waterfront highway. the double decker road carries more than 100,000 cars a day.

after years of debate, the state picked and voters supported the tunnel option, which will keep traffic moving during construction and open the city's waterfront. total projected cost, about $3 billion, including nearly a billion dollars in federal money. project managers say they're not over budget yet and shrug off the boondoggle label. >> the contractor is commit to completing what they started and frankly, so are we. >> you still have full faith in what you call the t.v.m. and everybody calls murtha? >> yes. >> 90% of that two-mile ton he will go job is still ahead. >> the public interest research group also says the project is unnecessary and has suggested washington officials at least consider whetherring changing course is more cost effective. >> kids cutting classes nothing

new, but this time upset about what they're learning in school. >> why these students are opposed to putting a positive spin on u.s. history. >> the elusive search for water in the universe. scientists may have found the key to life on a planet far, far away. clutter,

just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> it's time now for one of today's discoveries. astronomers say mr. is a planet showing signs of water. >> it is far beyond our solar system, 120 light years away. it contains 25% water vapor. >> it is four times the size of earth but doesn't appear to have land or life. it's a ball of gas.

>> a debate in colorado over a proposed change in history lessons there promoting respect for authority. >> students and teachers are concerned about the censoring of important pieces of history. >> colorado students are protesting over the anti protest curriculum. across the denver suburbs, hundreds of high school students are rallying against a proposal that would change the way the schools teach history. >> they want to specifically gear it towards american exceptionalism and patriotism and want no civil disobedience to be taught. >> the proposal says lessons should present the most current information accurately but promote citizenship, patriotism and respect for authority. it says materials should not condone civil disorder, social strife but present positive

aspects of the united states and its heritage. >> we think it's sensor ship and we should be learning all history, negative and positive. >> students have the right to demonstrate. >> i respect their right to go out and protest. we want to make sure the kids are safe but want to hear what they have to say. >> part of the proposal might be changed. the conservative member said nobody is talks about getting rid of history. i'm asking for us to take a deeper look. it says the way u.s. history is taught now is fine. >> we see both sides of how america is run, the good things and bad things we have done. i feel like i can come to my own opinion on that america is one of the best countries in the world. >> they'll publicize rallies by word of mouth and social media and wait to see what the board

decides at its next meeting tuesday. >> the protest followed tensions in texas where conservative school board members are facing criticism over new textbooks. >> ken with it is joining us from colorado. under the proposed that changes in curriculum, what these students are doing now may not be part of the textbooks in the future. >> it's important to note that there has been no proposal to change curriculum. the actions of the board at the last meeting was an open discussion to assist the board and get input on the curriculum chases that we make. by colorado law -- >> you can understand why the students are upset when there is talk about changing the curriculum and the reasons behind changing that curriculum,

critics saying they are promoting patriotis patriotism g history. you have been quoted as saying all of this is misinformation. >> let's look at the facts for a moment. the college board rewrote entirely the a.p. so r. u.s. history curriculum last year. our job is to make curriculum decisions for the district, so of course it is appropriate that we would review significantly changed curriculum and make certain that it's appropriate. no one has proposed changing curriculum, but we should fulfill our duty in overseeing curriculum to make sure we are reviewing certain changes and not just rubber stamping it. >> one suggested change it is they should not encourage or condone civil disorder or social drive or disregard of the law. does that mean that the school system would be ignoring the civil rights movement or for that matter, the american revolution? >> absolutely not.

my personal position is that we need to have a thorough and balanced curriculum. one of the concerns raised with the new college board curriculum in a.p. history is that it omits conversation or dialogue about civil rights and martin luther king, jr. that's the opposite of censorship. we're concerned to make certain that the curriculum is balanced and thorough. >> we will all have to agree that the students are talking and that is a good thing. thanks for being with us this morning. >> let's look at other stories caught in our global net. running a red light can lead to trouble in saudi arabia. you could land yourself in jail for 24 hours before you can pay a fine. red light violations are called a major sin because they can kill other drivers.

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west coast. this is good for the firefighting efforts. ahead of that, things are going to crank up in the northern plains. more 60s, spreading through the west. even los angeles from the 80's, almost 90 degrees today, more to 80 tomorrow. billings in the meantime, 93 in that warmer flow. in the place that are more into the lower 70's on the east coast after moisture moves out, mid 70's stick in there for a lot of the weekend. a lot of places will have a pleasant weekend in store. >> they like that. >> here's a job not for the feint of heart, beekeepers moving a giant hive. it's believed it has been there until may. the hive and its 600,000 plus bees were near power lines. it was relocated to a bee sanctuary. >> that story is generating a

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>> the justice department goes to ferguson, missouri. why residents say police have been targeting them. >> building a work of art overseas. it's all made out of legos. >> welcome to al jazeera america. airstrikes taking aim at isil, france went after isil in iraq with a second round of airstrikes from france. >> a dozen oil refineries were hit. the u.s. say they are a source of fuel and revenue for isil. world leaders agree on new steps to combat isil and foreign fighters. >> we have a team of reporters tracking the latest.

president obama yesterday said he wants to dismantle isil's network of death. i assume these refineries part of that plan? >> a million dollars a day. that's the quote, the estimate of the revenues that isil is taking in now after sweeping across western syria and into iraq, taking control of many refineries and oil production facilities. cutting off funding, that's something president obama, secretary kerry, officials have said is a top priority for the united states and the coalition. >> after striking command centers, training barracks and weapons stores, wednesday the terror group was struck at a core revenue source, oil refineries, generating $2 million a day on the black market. in this video, a fierce fight with kurdish forces where 150,000 residents have fled to

turkey. it's the u.s.'s other tarts, the al-qaeda linked group khorasan that may have yielded immediate results with unconfirmed reports of its leader killed. >> they are dangerous. they have threatened americans, killed americans in the region. >> president obama was at the united nations delivering tough talk and a stern warning. >> the united states of america will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death. those who have joined isil should lead the battlefield while they can. >> mr. obama's mission to built support for a long fight, those efforts paying off with the netherlands announcing it will send f-16s to help. >> we have a clear base in international law for action and we have a need to act in our own national interests to protect our people and society.

>> president obama also personally chaired a session of the u.n. security council, getting a unanimous decision cracking down on the estimated 15,000 foreign fighters now fighting alongside isil and other groups in iraq and syria. the president made it clear military action can only go so far with unemployment and oppression in the region encouraging so many to fight. >> we must redouble our work to address the conditions, the repression and lack of opportunity, too often the hopelessness that can make some individuals more susceptible to appeals of extremism and violence. >> in the wake of the latest gruesome murder of a french tourist in algeria, the french are considering joining the airstrikes in iraq and expanding them into syria. >> the two political headlines seeming to come out of this are a coalition and bipartisan

support. >> you don't have to go far to find experts on the middle east to say they were surprised that the administration was able to put together this military front with the five arab nations joining in the airstrikes as they were expanded into syria. on the home front for the time being, there is a certain rally around the flag effect. there is an old fashioned phenomenon. they used to say politics stops at the water's edge. it hasn't happened in recent years. it's happening now around this. there are still going to be a lot of doubts about the long term strategy. the president is warned this is going to go on after his presidency, the political bounce they are receiving it. >> france said it hit isil targets inside iraq. what did they manage to hit?

>> we don't exactly know what they managed to hit. there is a disconnect between what the americans are telling us, quite open about the targets in syria, but the americans and french holding their cards quite close to their vest. there has been a deal possibly done with the iraqi government to try oh limit the information that comes out of targets in iraq. the targets have been concentrated in the north of country and really around the supply line between raqqa and syria and mosul, disrupting the isil supply line seems to be the key tarts at the moment. >> are there signs at this hour that strikes are working, crippling isil on the ground in iraq? >> there certainly seems to be a slowing of isil's movements within iraq. that's really what we're seeing, but we are still seeing car bombs going off in and around

baghdad. there were two that went off just a few hours ago. the isil still have their capabilities. also in anbar province which hasn't been touched by airstrikes so far, isil still have a big army there, and they are parading iraqi captured soldiers. they have this ability to still be able to be in big towns and big cities taking anbar province. we're seeing isil fighters disappearing when they've been hit into the towns and villages, so actually getting hid of them in iraq is going to be more difficult without the use of ground troops. >> what are you observing at the syrian border today? >> we are close to turkey, a

check point where they are checked before allowed in. the riot police have pushed us back. we used to be much closer. these are people going back, mostly men. weaver seen this over the last few days, they are going back to protect their town, their land. these are mostly civilians going to take up arms, most have light weapons at home to join the syrian-kurdish fighters battling isil around this area. we are told that it's a very difficult fight, that isil controls 75% of the area around the area. >> there are reports of civilians that have died in the u.s. led coalition airstrikes. how does that affect the fight? >> there is the potential of a huge backlash to that. civilians have been losing their lives on a huge scale begins the beginning of this conflict. it's very difficult to confirm the numbers activists say.

there was an attack two days ago that 10 people lost their lives including children. the coalitions they are careful not to do this. to be honest, isil fighters within civilian populations and they knew this was coming. we heard when those strikes started in raqqa that a lot of bases that were struck didn't affect isil fighters. many are going within the civilian populations, posing a huge challenge when you talk about airstrikes. >> talking to the syrian refugee, what do they say about the airstrikes? >> initially, it was welcomed, but mostly, the people we've been speaking to over the last few days say that it's not going to change anything. they certainly haven't affected

the situation around this area. syrian kurds fighting isil around this area have been quite strong to hold them back. they lack the weapons exhibits, because isil is well armed. when we talk about the refugees, many families, not just men crossing back, saying the situation here is too hard, they prefer to go back home and just have to wait and see what happens. >> >> at least nine men have been arrested in london, all suspected of being members of what officials call a terrorist organization. among those arrested, a radical preacher, a supporter of isil's efforts to create a caliphate in iraq and jair and called for sharia law in england. >> 1.2 million people are ordered to be quarantine to stop

the spread of ebola. >> a suspected patient lies at the side of the road. passers by say he has been vomiting and obviously unwell. he has laid here for many hours. fear of ebola means people are wary of getting too close. >> earlier this morning, i passed this rod and met this man laying down here. together with colleagues, we all tried to call 117. i don't see anyone come here yet. >> the 117 number is sierra leone's ebola hot line. many think it doesn't work fast enough. here an ambulance arrived six hours after being called, and without sufficient protective gear. the logistics of dealing with the virus have stretched the

authorities across west africa. countries with barely a few hundred doctors and nurses have found themselves contending with a virus that has already killed more than 2,800. the majority in liberia, but guinea and sierra leone have been badly affected. another factor hindering the fight against ebola is ignorance. in guinea, one red cross team was attacked bill collecting the bodies of people thought to have died from the virus. >> as they were putting the bodies in the jeep, people came and attacked the red cross workers. the body bag was removed and then they threw stones at the workers. >> this is a story repeated across west africa. the world health organization fears the number of infections could hit 20,000 cases within months. aljazeera. >> world leaders including president obama will meet this afternoon on the fringes of the

u.s. general assembly to discuss the ebola outbreak and pledge aid. >> the man wanted in the kidnapping of a missing college student is in custody, jesse leroy matthew, jr. arrested in texas. he was last seen with hanna graham who went missing two weeks ago in virginia. >> this case is nowhere near over. we have a person in custody. there's a long road ahead of us, including finding hanna graham. >> he will be extra dated back to visual. >> a team of just department investigators is in ferguson, missouri beginning work on a civil rights probe. >> they are looking into the death of michael brown which set off protests across the country. we have the details. >> the shooting of michael brown and the intense protest that is followed shed light on racial tensions that have been simmering in ferguson for

decades. now the d.o.j. investigators are listening to story after story from citizens who say they were targeted by ferguson police because of their race. >> people passed an auditorium at st. louis community college wednesday night. they listened at federal investigators told them why they were in town, to learn what it's like to be a minority in ferguson. >> i want you to tell me your story. >> brown's death led to volatile protests last month. crowds of people were met in the streets by heavily armed riot police firing tear gas, a police response many credited sides as too harsh. at last night's meeting it was questioned whether the department of justice were there for a reason. >> to pacify us like a buffer to keep us quiet. >> are they really going to do anything? i doubt it. >> most citizens are black, many

say they have been stopped by the town's mostly white police department often without good reason. stories they are now sharing with the d.o.j. >> they see me as a threat, and then they treat me as such. i was handcuffed, pushed up against the car. i gave my i.d., cooperated with everything. they treated me like crap, treated me like crap. >> the meeting followed another round of protests in ferguson. on tuesday night, at least seven people were arrested when a smaller crowd clashed with police. >> it is these actions that continue to affect the freedom of this nation of citizens of our state and nation to protest in a safe environment. >> the latest protests came after a memorial to michael brown caught fire. it's unclear if that fire was intentionally set.

city officials have been holding their own community meetings to try to rare the wrist between the citizens and political leaders. >> at least the conversation continues. thank you. >> a big part of texas cleaning up this morning, massive amounts of rain causing major flooding there, these pictures coming in from lubbock. the rain caused the local freeway to flood. several cars were submerged. stranded drivers were rescued. all managed to get out safely. >> texas isn't the only part of the country dealing with wet weather today. >> that was just one really heavy band set up over the lubbock area. the airport only reporting about three inches, so it's amazing what some heavy concentrated areas can do especially without great drainage into the area. for today, that is dying down, that disturbance. you can see a couple of showers

left. more of east texas with the gulf flow is more likely to get heavy rain today. i'll talk more about the west coast system in a few minutes, but crawling up the east coast is a system bringing rain this morning, all the way through new york and connecticut through the rest of the northeast, through the rest of the day and heavy rain in new jersey. enough of an onshore flow that you can see areas of coastal flooding, for example, and if the heavy band sets up over you, watch for a rough commute. this clears by tomorrow, sunshine replaces that in time for the weekend, but as i said, another system that we'll be watching by then, i'll have more on that. >> the obama administration looking to rally the world against isil. aljazeera on the ground where local forces are trying to force the group out.

>> new video of a south carolina police officer opening fire on an unarmed man. we have the details on the charges the now former officer is facing. >> flooding in india swallows up an entire building. that video and others captured by our citizen journalists around the world.

>> time now for a look at videos captured by citizen journalists. 28 people killed in india as flash flooding and landslides raving the northeastern part of the country. a building in one of the hardest hit areas collapses and disappears into the floodwaters. >> astronauts onboard the international space station capturing the earth, showing a full orbit from day tonight and back. it does not show all of the problems under those viewed the pope showing off athletic skills in st. peters square. he almost caught it. >> he's a big soccer fan.

>> he did sign the ball bra r. before tossing it back. >> ukraine's president ordering a closure of the border with russia. he plans to sit down with russian president vladimir putin over the next few weeks. he says his country is going to apply for full e.u. membership in 2020. >> in iraq, occurred issue forces making in roads working to drive out isil in the north. >> the battle stepped up, but isil has been fighting to keep control of the oil rich areas of the country. a besieged town in the area has the battle. >> the battle to push isil back is evident. black flags painted on check points. the graffiti reads "property of

the islamic state." this is where they were pushed back, too, the school, the long yellow building is now the main base. they're hiding in house us all over the town. the kurdish forces fight their way into the center but soon retreated back to this position on the outskirts. >> when we entered to take control, there was an armored car. we shot at him, he blew himself up, killing 18 and injuring 33 more. it was a huge bomb, the explosion went 50 feet in the air. >> there were less than 200 isil fighters, but the peshmerga doesn't know how to deal with their tactics. isil clearly wants to regiven a this oil rich area. three hours before we arrived, six vehicles tried to attack the peshmerga position. the commander says now that the

20,000 residents have fled, there is no reason ire strikes cannot help him take the town. >> he can confirm there is not a single resident left in the town. >> the front line is a couple of kilometers down the road from here and from a town completely flattened by air attacks. >> many americans were killed in this town after the u.s. led invasion of 2003. it was previously an al-qaeda stronghold. the peshmerga fighters are relieved to see it now in ruins and now looking to the current u.s. led bombing campaign

raze zumar, as well. >> providing food for millions of syrian families around the world, how you are coping with this latest crisis? >> the situation on the ground is hard. we have been helping 4 million people in syria and take care of more than 2 million people outside of syria. now with the latest flight to

turkey of people who are fleeing the violence, we are helping the soup kitchens, helping these families get hot food. it's so debt pretty, because we're totally underfunded. next month we have to cut food reactions to the refugees, sometimes by 40% or 50%. that's one of the worst things you have to do as an aid worker. if you don't have funds to help people who are absolutely desperate. >> why are you underfunded, is it because of the sheer demand or getting less money from donor nations? >> on one side, the needs are getting bigger and bigger. this year, for the syria operation, with he need $2 billion. so far, we have received less than $800 million. the hard thing is that there are no many crises around the world. we are very grateful for what the donors have done but they need to stand up to the plate.

these families are desperate. at the same time, we have the ebola cries, we are on the front lines there, bringing food to families and people in quarantine. it's a very, very hard situation. it's unprecedented how many crises we have to help people. there are more refugees in the world than ever before. >> people always want to know when i donate to an organization like this, is that money going to the people who need to eat? >> it is totally. we have very, very lean organization, like 93% of the money that you donate will go directly to the people in the field. if you want to donate, it costs a dollar are to feed a person in syria for a day. go to the website to make a donation.

>> it's going to be raining for a lot of people across the country, maybe a better transition. >> this is really some beneficial rain as we get to the west coast. early they are week, we added 14 different fire incidences. right now, washington no large fire incidences being reported. oregon has the most, but you can see that rain coming through and almost making it to the king fire where that region around lake tahoe has been suffering. the humidity helps, also just cooler air coming in. if there are future fires, that doesn't dry out the vegetation as much, a little better working situation for the firefighters. pulling out into the iraqis and interior west, utah arizona later getting rain with that. the only qualification i have, sometimes if the rain sets up

over burn areas, it doesn't absorb the moisture that well, so watch for flash flooding and landslides. i mentioned the temperature changes, 14 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. we were exextensively hot. this is mostly good news. >> nicole, thanks. >> the u.s. carrying out new strikes in isil in syria, france targets the group in iraq. the details of what's being hit. we'll speak with a former u.s. ambassador on the push for international support. >> a woman punched by a california highway patrol officer has reached a settlement. the outcome for her and the latest on the officer who was caught on tape. >> one fast food franchisee in texas giving cash incentives to be better employees. live in dallas on how the state's oil boom is pressuring him to put up the money. >> a look at our images of the day, syrian kurds fleeing the

country to escape isil's violence. >> 150,000 people made it into turkey. some are welcomed by fellow kurds giving signs of peace on the other side of the border. border.

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>> in this effort we do not act alone nor do we intend to send u.s. troops to occupy foreign lands. we will support iraqis arched syrians fighting to reclaim their communities. >> the president is going to be looking for more support, the details of the resolution spelled out and make sure that anyone whose trying to get from a nation that is not engaged in

war into one of those hot zones where extremives are doing battle and creating mayhem. they will be tracked and authorities notified. >> is there a sense in washington that the president accomplished what he wanted to in new york this week? >> we saw a speech in which the president explained his rationale for ramping up america's military intervention in syria and iraq. it went beyond that. it's almost a change in direction, a sea change from where the president was a year ago. at that time the issue was the use of chemical weapons by syria and the question of whether the u.s. would want to launch airstrikes. the president seemed to be on the fence about that, at the last minute decided not to, deciding that he wanted to keep america out of the middle east, his whole mantra during his administration has been to get out of wars. now finally he sees that he has to become engaged and involved again. some say that might point to a

renewed sense of american leadership in the world. we will see where that goes. certainly it was a very different speech from the one the president gave a year ago and it also spells out some rationales and the questions about why this action is being taken now. >> france conducting airstrikes overnight, the u.s. unleashing strikes on isil. is all of this air power able to disable isil in iraq? >> that remains to be seen. isil is under pressure in syria and iraq. the americans have been quite open about the targets that they've hit in syria, even releasing video of the targets.

here in iraq, they are much more secretive. the french haven't said where they hit tares, just said they are hitting tares within iraq. that seems to be a deal done with the government to keep the information flow away from people, journalists in fact and other iraqi citizens probably due to some national security issue. we do know the strikes are taking place in the north of the country, disrupting the supply lines between raqqa and mosul, in iraq where weapons and cash are moved across the border. that's where we are seeing the majority of the strikes. in the west, a lot of people saying that is an isil stronghold, when will we see strikes there. >> are there isil targets that airstrikes can't hit?

>> what isil fighters are doing is leaving their command and control posts and disappearing into civilian population. you can't have airstrikes in mosul. it's iraq's second biggest city. isil are intertwined with the civilian population there. using airstrikes is incredibly difficult. you will have civilian targets. actual getting rid of them from the cities and towns and villages will require significant ground troops. the americans are here. they've got 1600 advisors here and that's what they'll be looking for next. >> thomas pickering joins us from washington this morning. thanks for being with us. during his speech to the u.n.

security council, president obama emphasized the need for a global effort against isil. >> we will work to cut off their financing a understand to stop the flow of fighters into and out of the region. already, over 40 nations have offered to join this coalition. today i ask the world to join in this effort. >> is the coalition of the five arab nations enough to give the u.s. led strikes against isil in syria international legitimacy. >> no, but the president has accumulated a lot of support from others besides the five who are actively participating in one way or another with the airstrikes. he's got the french, the dutch are coming along. we would expect the british to come friday with parliamentary action. >> as you know, the president's leadership in the middle east has been questioned by some allies in recent years, including saudi arabia, which is

part of the military strikes. does this offensive against isil start to change perceptions? >> i think it does along with other things. supporting the friends in the region have all had a positive impact, visits by secretary kerry. we see a slow but important build up there, and most important is the point you made that the saudis are actively participating in the military aspects of the strikes against isil in iraq. >> in iraq, so far, and in syria, saudi arabia, but so far france and britain for example have not joined in the strikes in syria. don't they have more at stake than the u.s. when it comes to this group? >> they have a lot at stake, but they also have, i suspect concerns at home.

the french of course have some captainives left, i understand, so do the germans. i'm not sure about the british. the british has been more of a question of the parliament being inures, cameron being in new york, some opposition early on, perhaps liberal democratic party. that seems to be odors now. the french have been actively striking in iraq. the british will only strike in iraq, too, as well. there's concern about the legal authority to strike in syria without a u.n. resolution. >> thomas picker be, former u.n. ambassador to the united nations, a career ambassador, thank you for your time, sir. >> a $1.5 million settlement for the woman caught on the videotape punched by the california highway patrol officer. she was stopped on july 1. he says he pulled her over because she was walking in on coming traffic. he has agreed to resign.

>> the justice department investigating a possible civil rights violation and a fatal police shooting at an ohio wal-mart. on august 5, the store security cameras caught officer shooting john crawford. he was walk around the store carrying an air rifle and talking on his cell phone. special investigators said police were justified in that shooting. >> a former officer caught shooting in a traffic stop. >> we have the very latest. >> good morning. officials in south carolina took swift action after seeing the video. the officer was arraigned wednesday on charges of assault and battery. it stems from a traffic stop earlier this month when the one time trooper of the year pulled over a 35-year-old for a seatbelt violation. he followed him into the parking lot of a circle k. convenience store, ordered jones out of the car, demanded his driver's license and when jones went to get it, he opened fire.

>> >> license, please. [ screaming ] [ gunfire ] >> get on the ground! get on the ground! >> i just got my license. you said get my license. i got my license right here. >> put your hands behind your back. put your hands behind your back. >> what did i do, sir? >> jones was unarmed. he went to the hospital suffering from a gunshot wound to the hip but has since been released. south carolina state police fired him after he couldn't articulate his reasons for firing on jones. he faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. the judge set a $75,000 for him. his lawyer plans to argue the shooting was justified. >> in mid land, texas, companies are trying to find that they really have to compete just to

keep the good employees. the oil and gas industry snatching up hundreds of workers from the workforce. hide joe kass is live in dallas. this is the kind of story that we're used to hearing about when it comes to jobs. what incentives are the companies there offering? >> good morning. we're talking about not only competitive wages, but signing bonuses and companies sponsoring transportation to and from work. this is not the oil and something companies we are talking about. this is fast food. >> oil, so soaked into mid landed economy, it's painted on the walls. >> it is part of business at hole mcdonald's. jeremiah was 16 when this mcdonald's franchise snatched

him up a year ago. the oil fields offer twice the pay. jen son has been flipping burgers and wiping tables without complaint. >> every month and a half you get an extra $300 bonus. >> basically, yeah. >> that's for good grades. his boss pace employees $40 for an a, 25 for a b and 10 for a c. a near straight a student can make up to $1,400 a year on top of his $9.50 an hour wage. >> i think it's because they actually care about the teenagers and people who work here. they think it's a good way to help the community and help students. >> this is pretty refreshing in this big world. >> it is. someone who actually cares for you to work here makes me feel good. >> this is basically economics, supply and demand. the population here has grown by 13,000 since 2010, and the service industry has struggled to keep up. >> they're having to offer

things they haven't in the past to make it attractive to potential employees. >> that includes an occasional $1,000 hiring bonus antmcshut toll drive workers to and from home. starting pay is more than a dollar above minimum wage. >> is anyone making minimum wage in mid land? >> if they are, i have not been made aware of it. >> not all consequence of the boom have been good for workers. the average monthly rent has doubled. >> when you see a for lease sign, you don't see it the next day. somebody smashes it up. >> the high school senior has a more immediate target, a silver dodge charger. >> how close are you to getting that? >> he hopes to get closer by putting in more hours hint the

counter and mustering up an a in calculus. >> he's also looking at colleges, so obviously a guy who's got his priorities straight. he also makes a pretty decent burger. >> the oil and gas companies in mid land trying to recruit more high school students. tell us about this petroleum academy. >> in mid land, it definitely pays to be a high school student. pending the school board's approval starting in january, the mid land school district will launch a petroleum academy as you say that will prepare high school students from ninth grade on for immediate hiring after they graduate. >> live in dallas this morning, thank you very much. >> a town with a plan. >> the world's largest retailer looking to break into the business of banking. >> whether the big financial firm should worry about wal-mart

tapping into their market. >> using a child's toy to create art. the amazing pieces built using some of the world's most famous and colorful bricks. o clutter,

just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> breaking news from nigeria. a 20-year-old girl escaped from boko haram, found wandering and currently serving medical treatment. more than 200 girls were abducted in the spring by the group and most are still held captive. >> just ahead, the new art play featuring 1 million legos. >> there are new allegations this morning against the investment giant pimco, the bond company about how it priced its

offerings. >> wal-mart is launching an on line checking account promising no minimum balance and no overdraft fees for $8.95 a month. >> the world's largest beverage companies want you to drink less soda to cut calories. they are promoting water instead. >> wal-mart getting into the banking industry. is this unheard of? >> it is, but then again, wal-mart has broken all the rules. it is a $250 billion market cap company that supplies goods to millions of people around this country. it makes sense for wal-mart to go into banking because the large financial institutions have absolutely destroyed the bank accounts of so many every day americans. >> they just can't get credit. >> wal-mart, anyone who has an

i.d. can get approved and start having a bank account and visa card, debit card to go to a.t.m.s. how concerned should bank of america and city bank be? >> very concerned. they should also be concerned when it comes to the telecom companies going into the banking company. they should be concerned about pay pal, a division of ebay. all the electronic on line payments, the banks have hurt themselves by trying so hard to take from customers. wal-mart could very well be able to eventually go into the credit business and that's really where the -- >> they've heard the cries of people who say i lost my job, my house, i'm a great worker but can't get a credit card. >> or a loan. right now wal-mart is not giving loans, but that's the next step. that's when the banking industry is going to be shaking. that's where the money comes from. lend out at a high interest rate

and keep everybody's money at a low one and that's the difference. >> if it seems too good to be true, soda company pushing water. is this about your waist line or the bottom line? >> it's about regulation and it's the bottom line. pepsi, coke and snaple got together during the clinton initiative this week and made the decision to reduce consumption of soda by 20% within the next decade. why? because there was going to be a tax put on sodas, because it's a trillion dollars a year is what the american system has to pay for the cost of obesity-related diseases, namely diabetes, a trillion dollars a year. people are suffering and struggleling and so pitch of it comes from the

sodas. >> these companies never take this line down. thief got big lobbies in washington. is it going to hurt their bottom line or look bad in the headlines. >> of course these companies still make billions of dollars, the soda industry is an incredible business. the bottom line is if they don't sell, that tax is going to put danger on their margins. it's the tax that deterred people from smoking. it wasn't the warning on the label, but who can afford a $12 package of cigarettes? >> thanks for being with us this morning. >> apple users don't try and download the latest software update. the company pulled i.o.s.8.1 because of new bugs causing calls to drop and disabling the

fingerprint 16 sore. it was designed to fix the bugs that were in the rollout last week. >> >> when he was 10, nathan wanted a dog. his parents said no, so he built one using lego bricks. then he grew up to become a corporate lawyer. >> i'd come home at night and neat some sort of creative outlet, sometimes drawing, sometimes painting and sometimes... >> yep, sometimes it was lego. life sized, 3-d, his works have toured the world and 8-year-old ali is very impressed. >> my favorite thing was the t rex. >> have you ever seen anything like this before? >> i've never seen anything like

this before at all. >> did you imagine a lego could create things like this? >> no, but it's amazing seeing that it can, and that you can make so many things out of just rectangular bricking of legi. >> when you're three or four, lego seems an endless possibility, but not a great deal in variety and ingenuity. when you're in your 40s, almost anything becomes possible, like this little house that i've just made. that's got a window, a door and a little lego man outside. >> it's not sort of box houses and farm yard scenes that you normally see in the living room at home. is your message here that anybody can do this and should, or is this rarefied art that should say rarefied art? >> well, i want to inspire. that's my goal is to inspire others. if they want to take on these

type of projects, i encourage them to do so. >> wyatt has been described as a surrealist mash up of forms and artists which makes sense when you look at his leg dough mona lisa. eat your heart out. >> the recreation of mona lego lease he is a used 4500 legos. >> derek jeter playing shortstop, the captain going to be playing his final home game tonight in the bronx if, if the weather holds out. rain is in the forecast all day. it is his swan song, now in jeopardy. if that game is canceled, he will unlikely play another home game, because the yankees were eliminated from the playoffs by the baltimore orioles. >> let's not waste time. we need to know. is this game going to be rained

out? >> no pressure for the meteorologist, right? i've got a bunch of yanukovych fans right now, i've gotten the question a bunch of times. the moisture is moving at a fairly decent place, place like new york through the day today. definitely already wet, going to stay wet until we get into this evening. looks like we'll get on the backside. i put the chance for rain at 30% and heavier stuff during the day. not saying it's going to be dry. hopefully they're keeping the feeds nice and dry. things clear for the weekend. too bad we couldn't have had this a saturday or sunday game. >> sometimes you just got to play in the rain. >> just a little bit shouldn't hurt. >> if you're the captain, you probably could. >> at least nine men have been arrested in london, accused of being members of a suspected terrorist organization, reportedly among those swept up. radical preacher is a supporter of isil's efforts to create a

caliphate in iraq and syria and called for sharia law in england. >> that's it for us here. re.

>> welcome to another news hour. live in hour headquarters in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes, the battle continues as syrian refugees head back to defend their town. >> syrian troops seize another rebelel